Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Kansas Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Kansas registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Kansas's Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Kansas records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Kansas vs Rhode Island: the paperwork

	Kansas formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Kansas Certificate of Good Standing	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$7.50	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Kansas: online as a PDF in your Kansas business account	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Kansas Secretary of State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ks.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Business Entity Information Report, fee set by the state, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month after tax-year-end	May 1
Agent	Your Kansas resident agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Kansas to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Kansas certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50) is ordered from Kansas separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Kansas certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your Kansas name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once Kansas's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Kansas company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Kansas companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Kansas	$7.50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Kansas certificate included	$525.50

Your Kansas name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Kansas name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Kansas one

Kansas and Rhode Island both call it a resident agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Kansas's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Kansas

Kansas wants the Business Entity Information Report every two years; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Kansas to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Kansas files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($7.50)). After that come Kansas's Information Report ($90) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Kansas

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with Kansas files Form FA with $115 in state fees; no Rhode Island certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Kansas to Rhode Island

Does my Kansas company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Kansas business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Rhode Island issues one to Kansas corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Kansas corporation in Rhode Island?

$518 at checkout plus $7.50 to Kansas for the Certificate of Good Standing, $525.50 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Kansas's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants it ($7.50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Kansas and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Kansas's report (fee set by the state, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Kansas resident agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island accept my Kansas name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Kansas name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Kansas keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Kansas's Business Entity Information Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Kansas companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Kansas's filings.

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